MoreInfo 2.0 DEMO Read Me

Welcome to an exciting program for your Newton!  MoreInfo is an application that allows you to add important additional information to your names directly from the Name File.  MoreInfo allows you to save other addresses, other e-mail, company information, family information, account information, travel direction and custom information.   This information is linked directly to a particular name in your Name File.  MoreInfo in addition allows you to make appointments, add To Do reminders and track contacts all within the Names application.  Appointments and To Do reminders made with MoreInfo can have an alarm attached to them.  When the alarm goes off, you can either put the alarm to sleep for a specified amount of time or can jump directly to the scheduled person in the Names File, no matter what application is currently being used.  These alarms can be repeating as well, so that you will be notified every few minutes that an event is pending.  MoreInfo even allows you to save To Do reminders to a Notiont list or to NotePakt.  MoreInfo's integrated contact manager allows you to view past contacts as well as upcoming appointments and To Dos for each person in your Name File.  You can even navigate directly to the appointment or To Do from the MoreInfo's Contact Log.  MoreInfo's new Custom Info form allows you to customize the labels and text for 12 fields for each name.  MoreInfo also completely supports the Newton Connection Kit and allows you to edit the additional "MoreInfo" from your Macintosh or Windows computer.  By supporting the Newton Connection Kit, MoreInfo allows you to import and export all of the data MoreInfo saves for a person, including contact log information.  This Demo does NOT contain NCK support.


FILES INCLUDED IN THIS ARCHIVE
1.  This Read Me
2.  MI20D.pkg - This is the MoreInfo 2.0 Demo package.
3.  MoreInfo 2.0 NCK.GIF - This is a screen shot of the Macintosh NCK when using MoreInfo with NCK support.


INSTALLATION

MoreInfo is approximately 310K in size.  MoreInfo can be installed on your internal store or a card.  Since MoreInfo is always running once activated, it needs to be resident.  Installing onto an external card does not pose any problems except that if the card is removed, MoreInfo will request that the card be reinserted so that it may automatically deactivate itself.  Once deactivated, the card can then be removed.

The first and only time MoreInfo is installed, the code needed to add the enhanced alarm feature used by MoreInfo is installed in the internal user store.  Advanced users will notice the addition of a soup on their internal store named "SystemAlarmSoup."  This soup along with the permanent installation of additional code takes up about 4K.  This code is only removed when you do a cold boot.

Once installed, you now only need to activate MoreInfo.  Launch MoreInfo and tap the "Activate" button.  This in a sense turns MoreInfo "On" and will allow you to demo all of its features.  You can now close MoreInfo's main window because all of MoreInfo's features are found in Newton's built-in Names and Dates applications.  If you would like to set MoreInfo's preferences click the small "i" button in the lower left hand corner of the main screen.

Once MoreInfo is activated, it will reactivate itself whenever the Newton is rebooted.  It is not necessary to activate MoreInfo each time you restart your Newton.



MoreInfo DEMO

The DEMO version of MoreInfo is for the most part fully functional.  Everything in the real version is available in the DEMO version except for two important differences.  The DEMO version only allows you to use MoreInfo with a single name in your Name File.  The DEMO version also does not contain NCK support.  A GIF screen shot of the Macintosh NCK when editing MoreInfo information is included in this archive.

Once MoreInfo is installed and activated, you can begin to explore its power by going to the Name File.  You will notice the addition of a new button in the status bar, "MI."  This "MI" button is the heart of the MoreInfo application.

The first time you tap on the "MI" button, MoreInfo will save the current name you are using and only allow you to use the "MI" button only for that name.  If by accident you chose to use MoreInfo on a name you do not use very often, simple remove MoreInfo and then reinstall and reactivate it.  The next time you tap the "MI" button in the Name File, you will be able to use its functions on that name only.



FEATURES

MoreInfo has numerous features integrated into both the built in Names application (Name File) and the built in Dates application (Date Book).  MoreInfo adds the following buttons:

1.  "MI" button in the status bar of the Names File.
2.  "M" button in the status bar of the Date Book.
3.  "MI" button in the appointment slip.
        The appointment slip is displayed when an appointment is tapped on in the Date Book.


The "MI" button in the Names File initially has four options,
  Make Appointment,
  Add To Do,
  Record Contact, and
  Add MoreInfo.

The Make Appointment option allows you to add appointments directly from the Names application.  MoreInfo will add a new appointment to your Date Book and mark that appointment with whom the appointment was made.  Appointments made using MoreInfo will enable you to jump directly to that name in the Names File when the appointment is being viewed in the Date Book.  MoreInfo also allows you to attach an enhanced meeting alarm to a new appointment.  When a MoreInfo appointment alarm goes off, you will be presented with the choice to put the alarm to sleep or jump directly to the person with whom you have the appointment.

The Add To Do option allows you to add To Do reminders in an easy manner.  To Do reminders can be saved to the built-in To Do List, a Notiont list or to NotePakt.  As with the Make Appointment option, the Add To Do option marks the reminder so that when the reminder is being viewed from the Date Book, you can jump directly to the person whom the reminder is with.  In the Add To Do slip, you can select or enter the phone of the person, include a short description and even set an alarm.

The last option is the Add MoreInfo option.  You can add up to eight different screens of information.  You can store two additional full addresses, other e-mail addresses, company information, family information, account information, custom information and detailed travel directions for a person.  This option also includes an integrated contact manager (Contact Log) which allows you to keep notes on calls and visits.  The contact log also allows you to view upcoming appointments for a person.


The "M" button in the Date Book allows you to navigate directly to individual names in your Names File.  The names can either be people you have appointments with or people you have To Do reminders for.  With MoreInfo, you can quickly navigate directly to whom the appointment is scheduled.

The "MI" button in the appointment slip allows you to navigate directly to the person the appointment is with or add/edit the day and time the enhanced alarm is to go off.



INCOMPATIBILITIES

MoreInfo 2.0 DEMO is designed not to operate when ViewFrame (a developer's tool) is installed.  The full working version of MoreInfo 2.0 does not have this limitation.

Those who use NotePakt will find that occasionally the "MI" buttons installed in the status bar of the Date Book and Names File disappear.  Due to a bug in NotePak 1.X, MoreInfo's buttons will disappear.  The solution is to either be sure NotePak is installed prior to MoreInfo or by deactivating MoreInfo, rebooting your Newton and then activating MoreInfo.  This problem does not occur in NotePak 2.0.



HOW TO ORDER

MoreInfo is available from SilverWARE at the price of $49 plus $5 shipping.  The product is available on a Macintosh or a Windows disk.  Those wishing to order with a credit card can contact SilverWARE at (508) 521-5262.  We offer Federal Express standard overnight delivery, if desired.  Specific questions can be directed to SilverWARE via CompuServe, AOL, eWorld or by phone.  Mail or fax orders should specify type of disk and an e-mail address if available.  Those ordering by mail or fax and using a credit card should include the credit card number, expiration date, name as it appears on the card and the billing address of the card holder if it is different than the shipping address.


DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DEMO

This Demo version of MoreInfo can be freely distributed amongst fellow Newton users.  It is required that the demo version always be accompanied by this text file (MoreInfo 2.0 Demo Read Me) in its original, unchanged state and the MoreInfo 2.0 NCK.GIF file.  In addition, the demo package cannot be altered in any manner except as to compress it with a convenient compression program.  Those parties wishing to distribute it cannot charge the receiver any fee except for the standard fees associated with downloading the package from an online service.  All others are required to request the express written permission of SilverWARE.


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